Supporters of a Moratorium/Pause on New Oil Sands Projects in Alberta KoA Report, March Who Statement Source

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1 Supporters of a Moratorium/Pause on New Oil Sands Projects in Alberta KoA Report, March 2013 Who Statement Source Indigenous Treaties 6,7, Chiefs from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 met last week and unanimously agreed that the Alberta government shouldn't let any new oilsands projects go ahead until First Nations have approved watershed and resource development plans. 5/oilsands_moratorium_080225/ Dehcho First Nations, 2007 Fort Chipewyan FN 2007 Beaver Lake Cree First Nation 2012 Indigenous Environmental Network Grand Chief Herb Norwegian of the Dehcho First Nations, called on Canada and Alberta to support a moratorium on further development of the massive oil producing Athabasca Tar Sands until some sanity can be brought into this situation. First Nations residents at an environmental rally Tuesday in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., called for a halt or slowdown to oilsands development in the province. STOP THE TAR SANDS, SAVE THE PLANET! IEN has launched a CANADIAN INDIGENOUS TAR SANDS CAMPAIGN to work with Indigenous and non-indigenous supporters and environmental organizations for a coordinated and collective response led by concerned First Nations and Métis opposing the expansion of the tar sands. _calls_for_tar_sands_moratorium 7/08/15/alta-chip.html Sands_Info_Sheet.pdf

2 Communities NWT Association of Communities 2009 (33 communities) Mayor Ft. McMurray 2007 Labour and Social Alberta Federation of Labour 2008 Canadian Labour Congress 2008 Council of Canadians 2008 National Council of Women of Canada 2009 Nobel Women's Initiative. (Eight Nobel Peace Laureates) Parkland Institute 2006 Polaris Institute The resolution calls for a halt to new oil sands development until a trans-boundary agreement is in place that ensures water flowing into the Northwest Territories is clean. Mayor Melissa Blake, who has repeatedly asked for a slowing of development and a moratorium on approvals to allow the municipality time to catch-up on infrastructure concerns encourage Alberta to place a moratorium on all new tar sands projects pending a full assessment of environmental, economic, social, health and community impacts. encourage Alberta to place a moratorium on all new tar sands projects pending a full assessment of environmental, economic, social, health and community impacts. The council is calling for a moratorium on any new oilsands development until thorough assessments are done on how such projects affect humans and the environment. placing a moratorium on new tar sands projects until environmental concerns are resolved Nobel Laureates to Harper: Stop Tar Sands Expansion In March 2006, the Parkland Institute released a report calling for a moratorium on oil sands development for five years, citing the need for Canadians to discuss and understand all the implications. For the sake of present and future generations, we are calling for a Moratorium Now on the expansion of the Alberta tar sands enterprise until the fundamental conditions outlined above are satisfactorily met. News/burning-issue-not-resolved-oilsandsreport.html /conventions/17-19compost.pdf /conventions/17-19compost.pdf alberta-s-oilsands-like-mordor-maudebarlow ress_america-5.pdf Page 54 sands_moratorium_declaration.pdf

3 Religious Anglican Church of Canada 2010 Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace 2010 Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice Diocese of St. Paul, 2009 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada 2010 Mennonite Central Committee of Canada 2010 Presbyterian Church in Canada 2010 Quakers 2010 United Church of Canada A moratorium on the growth of the tar sands. Bouchard called for a moratorium on further development until real solutions may be found,. At its summer 2009 sessions, Canadian Yearly Meeting (CYM) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) called for a moratorium on new oil sands leases, Expansion of oil sands production in Alberta should be rejected in favour of a clean and sustainable national energy policy according to Maritime Conference of The United Church of Canada x/ quakerservice.ca/.../ cfsc-briefing- Paper-on-Oil-Sands _0846pm_AST/pdf/TarSandsNewsReleas e.pdf.

4 Conservation Alberta AWA 2007 Keepers of the Athabasca Conservation Canada 350.org Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) added its voice to those asking for a moratorium on oil sands activities, for new protected areas in oil sands regions, and for an overarching provincial land and resources management plan that effectively addresses cumulative impacts. The Keepers strongly support a moratorium on new tarsands projects at least until independent scientific research and monitoring is in place and the cumulative effects of the current projects on the environment and human health are understood. Stand in Solidarity - Stop the Tar Sands! pitman Climate Action Network Canada 2009 Environmental Defence 2009 Forestethics The event was organized by Climate Action Network Canada, a non-governmental organization, to coincide with the release of a new report that calls for an immediate halt to oilsands work. put a moratorium on any new oilsands developments until more safety studies can be done on the effects on water supplies. Dirty Tar Sands oil is a step backward on our path to a clean energy future. Right now, we need to stop the accelerating development of Tar Sands projects. Greenpeace 2012 Greenpeace is calling on oil companies and the Canadian government to stop the tar sands and end the industrialization of a vast area of Indigenous territories, forests and wetlands in northern Alberta. 9/12/09/copenhagen-oilsands-protest.html 5/08/ sun.html ns/energy/tarsands/

5 Keepers of the Water Nature Canada 2012 Sierra Club of Canada 2007 Wilderness Committee World Wildlife Fund 2007 People Schindler 2007 Lougheed 2006 Gordon Pinsent Tantoo Cardinal Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner Kate Vernon The Keepers strongly support a moratorium on new tarsands projects at least until independent scientific research and monitoring is in place and the cumulative effects of the current projects on the environment and human health are understood. Nature Canada has urged the Government of Canada to declare a moratorium on any new tar sands development and to implement stricter environmental controls over existing operations. Join the Sierra Club of Canada in our call for a moratorium on new developments in Alberta s tar sands, and demand that the government of Alberta create and safe energy future that we can all live with! But the victory against KeystoneXL shows that we can stop the expansion of the tar sands, it shows that when people stand up at the grassroots level, from across the political spectrum, we can win. WWF is working with partners to secure a moratorium on new oil sands development until key environmental and social criteria are met. The scientist who won Canada s top research prize for his work on pollution in the Great Lakes now wants a moratorium on development in the Alberta oil sands, saying the rush to extract petroleum could threaten the mighty Athabasca River. Mr. Lougheed thinks a moratorium should be declared on oil sands projects. Public hearings should be held during the moratorium. Albertans should be asked what kind of development they want, and at what pace. Gordon Pinsent is the latest Canadian celebrity to endorse the protest against the oil sands planned for Parliament Hill on Monday. pitman eystone_xl_win_shows_yes_we_can_stop_the_ growth_the_tar_sands work/project/projects/index.cfm?uprojectid=c A0087&source=ge rivers/story.html?id=b9a9f43d-451e-4f fd13bf62f3af&k= ewtopic.php?t=3689&sid=0d7b0acd7ba2fb974 7d472f7b2b on-pinsent-oil-sands_n_ html

6 William Marsden 2007 Other Lush NDP Canada NDP Alberta 2007 Environmental Law Centre 2007 Green Party Canada 2012 Time out Canada: put a moratorium on massive oil sands in Alberta now, says author Stop Canada's Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth She [Megan Leslie] said she just wants a pause for now, so the federal and Alberta governments can consider the environmental implications of expanding the oilsands. Mason has called for a moratorium on new oilsands development in Alberta, 2007 First, is the need for a moratorium on further oil sands development until an effective planning regime is in place; and The Green Party is advocating increased environmental responsibility of oil sands developers and placing a moratorium on further oil sands development (i.e. increases in annual production) usissue.aspx?id=